18k White Gold Rings

White gold is a popular jewelry choice for both men and women and an attractive option when it comes to wedding rings and bands. Whether you are looking for a white gold diamond wedding band to match her diamond engagement ring or a comfort-fit band with a truly unique design, you’ll find it here at Larson Jewelers. White gold is created by alloying gold with palladium and coating its finish with rhodium. The final product is a white gold wedding band that boasts a shine that is similar to palladium and platinum. Understanding karats and what they mean is important when choosing wedding bands; 18k white gold, for example, is different than 14- or 10-karat white gold because of the amount of pure gold it contains. Karats are a unit of gold purity. An 18k white gold band is 75 percent pure gold and 25 percent other metal, such as copper. Because of this, an 18k white gold wedding band is often softer than lower-karat rings.